In 2025, Fabbrica Europa joined the Salavisa European Dance Award (SEDA), becoming part of a network of European partners that includes comprende Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona, Spagna), KVS (Brussels, Belgio), Dansehallerne (Copenhagen, Danimarca), Maison de la Danse/Biennale de la Danse (Lione, Francia), Joint Adventures (Monaco, Germania), Sadler’s Wells (Londra, Regno Unito), Tanzquartier Wien (Vienna, Austria).

The Salavisa European Dance Award (SEDA) aims to pay tribute to Jorge Salavisa, artistic director of Ballet Gulbenkian between 1977 and 1996, and to recognize talented dancers from all around the world.

Created in 2023 by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to honour the legacy of the Portuguese dancer, teacher and artistic director Jorge Salavisa (1939–2020), the Salavisa European Dance Award (SEDA) will be attributed to artists from all around the world who demonstrate talent or special qualities that deserve to be better known beyond their national borders.

This award, which provides a sum of €150,000 in prize money, hopes to establish itself as an incentive for artists with artistic maturity who do not fall within a strict age category and are still little known on the European circuit due to their artistic discourse or their social and cultural background.

The Salavisa European Dance Award 2024 was granted to Dorothée Munyaneza (Rwanda/UK/France) and Idio Chichava (Mozambique).

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